Q1
What launched the Civil Disobedience Movement?
AThe Salt March (Dandi March)
BThe Quit India Movement
CThe Non-Cooperation Movement
DThe Chauri Chaura incident
CBSEClass 10 (CBSE)Social ScienceCh 2 · Topic 2
The Civil Disobedience Movement
The Civil Disobedience Movement (1930-1934), launched by Gandhi with the Salt March, involved Indians deliberately breaking unjust British l
Core concept
The movement began with the famous Salt March (Dandi March) in 1930, where Gandhi and his followers walked to the coast to make salt, defying the British salt tax and monopoly.
How it works
The movement expanded to include boycotting foreign cloth, refusing to pay taxes, and other acts of civil disobedience against unjust colonial laws across India.
Why it matters
The British responded with mass arrests, including Gandhi's imprisonment, but the movement continued to demonstrate widespread Indian resistance to colonial rule.
Key detail
The Civil Disobedience Movement significantly increased international attention to India's independence struggle and further strengthened the nationalist movement despite British repression.
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• The Civil Disobedience Movement ran from 1930-1934.
• It began with the Salt March (Dandi March) in 1930.
• Gandhi and followers marched to make salt, defying British law.
• The movement expanded to boycotting foreign cloth.
• It included refusing to pay unjust taxes.
• The British responded with mass arrests, including Gandhi's.
• The movement continued despite repression.
• It increased international attention to India's independence struggle.